Coup d’ Vance w. Bridget Read

<p>JD Vance meets with Rupert Murdoch shortly before the bombshell Wall Street Journal piece on Trump’s letter to Epstein, Trump’s swollen ankles raise new questions about his health, Andrew Tate is accused, yet again, of assault, and Coldplay concerts are ground zero for cheating. Then Erin and Alyssa find some sanity in Indigo Girls concerts and podcasts about the history of Mongols. Plus, author Bridget Read stops by to discuss her new book <i>Little Bosses Everywhere: How the Pyramid Scheme Shaped America</i>.</p><p>For a closed-captioned version of this episode, <a href="https://youtu.be/wL3YDQWTmgo">click here</a>. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.</p><p><strong>Trump Was Diagnosed With Chronic Venous Insufficiency. What Is It? (</strong><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/us/politics/trump-chronic-venous-insufficiency.html"><strong>NYT 7/17</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p><p><strong>White House Tries to Shake Off Trump’s Bizarre Hand Make-Up (</strong><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-explains-after-trumps-hand-pictured-caked-with-makeup/"><strong>Daily Beast 7/16</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p><p><strong>JD Vance Visited the Murdochs Right Before the WSJ Dropped Trump’s Letter to Epstein (</strong><a href="https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a65466454/jd-vance-murdochs-trump-epstein/"><strong>Esquire 7/21</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p><p><strong>Trump and Epstein Photo Is Placed Near U.S. Embassy in London as Protesters Rally Against President’s U.K. Visits (</strong><a href="https://time.com/7303911/trump-united-kingdom-scotland-state-visit-protests-epstein-image/"><strong>Time 7/21</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p><p><strong>JD Vance to spend summer vacation in UK countryside spot beloved by A-listers after Disney disaster: report (</strong><a href="https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/jd-vance-summer-vacation-uk-b2792768.html"><strong>The Independent 7/21</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p><p><strong>Lauren Southern, Former Right-Wing Commentator, Says Andrew Tate Assaulted Her (</strong><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/world/europe/lauren-southern-andrew-tate-sexual-assault.html"><strong>NYT 7/17</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p><p><strong>Unpacking the Fallout From Coldplay Exposing Astronomer CEO's Alleged Affair (</strong><a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/1420118/astronomer-ceo-resignation-coldplay-jumbotron-affair-joke-explained"><strong>E! News 7/21</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p>